Sanitary toilet-seat.



H. B. GRAY. SANITARY- TOILET SEAT. APPLICATION FILED MAR, 3, 1914.

Patented June 29, 1915.

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HENRY E. GRAY, E ZBURLINGAME, GALIFORNIA.

.5 semrennz TOILET-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Y Patented June 29, 1915.

Application filed March 3, 1914. Scrialfi'o, 822,116.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY .B. GRAY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Burlingame, in the county of San Mateo and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sani.

tary Toilet-Seats, of a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in holders for sanitary toilet seat covers, and the invention has for itsprincipal objects to provide a device of the class dewhich the following .is

scribed adapted for use in connection withv seat covers where the same are formed in rolls; one including a means for containing the covers in their unused form and provided with means for receiving and winding into a roll the covers after the same have been used; one provided with means for operating the winding and unwinding rolls;

' and one which is simple in construction, may

be applied to the toilet seats now universally in use, and which is thoroughly eificient for the purposes designed.

With the above mentionedand other ob jects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts seat with my invention attached thereto and disclosing the roll casings partly in section. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end view of the operating mechanism for the winding roll, looking in the direction of the arrows line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line H of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the operating means for the winding roll. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary end view of one of the cylinders disclosing the cover for the open end thereof and the manner of retaining the sameon the cylinder.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a toilet seat of the usual construction, and to the forward and rear portions of the under face of whi ch are secured by screws 2 the transversely disposed hanger rods 3 which are downwardly bent at their opposite ends, as at A, and carry the cylinders 5 and 6. The cylinders are each provided on their upper surface with an elongated opening '3' from the'edge of which adjacent the seat project the guide plates 8 which terminate at a point approximately flush with the top surface of the seat and over which the cover passes. The cylinde'rs 5 and 6 are closed at one end and adjacent their open ends are formed with the exteriorly projecting, annular bead. 9, over which is adapted to engage the bead 10 formed on the flange 11 of a closure cap 12, which is adapted for positioning over the open end of the cylinders.

The ends or the cylinder 5 are provided with inwardly projecting centrally arranged supporting spindles 18, which are adapted to be received within recesses 14% in the opposite end of a supply spool 15 and rotatably mount the same, and about said spool is wound a film or sheet of flexible material 10 preferably paper. The flexible material is of a width substantially the same as the distance from the front to the rear of the seat and is formed at spaced intervals throughout its length with cut out portions 1?, each of a size and configuration approximately the same as the seat opening 18.

The material 16 is fed from the supply spool upwardly through the opening 7, over the guide 8 associated with the cylinder 5 and the samepasses over the seat 1 and enters the cylinder 6 over the guide 8 there- 'of and through the opening 7 therein.

A winding spool 18 is rotatably mounted in the cylinder 6 on the spindles 19 and 20 projecting inwardly from the opposite ends thereof, and the material 16 is connected thereto in any suitable manner, and is adapted to be rolled thereon in a hereinafterdescribed mariner. Rotatably mounted on the spindle 20 is a driving disk 21, having a peripheral groove or guide 22, in which is positioned a flexible connection 23, one end of which is secured to the disk and is wound circumferentially about the disk and connects at its opposite end with an operating handle 24 which extends through an opening 25 in the cylinder 6. A spring 26 coiled about the spindle .20 is connected at one end therewith, and a its opposite end connects with the disk through a lug 27., and said spring always returns the disk to its nor mal position after being operated by the pulling of the connection 23 and handle 24.

A circular d'riv'en plate 28 is rotatably supported on the spindle 20 and the plate and disk are retained thereon with their faces in contact and from accidental displacement by the split ring 29 positioned in a suitable groove 30. The plate is formed on its peripheral edge with serrations 31, and is also provided adjacent its peripheral edge with a plurality of circulnferentially disposed perforations 32, with which are adapted to coiiperate the outer inclined end 33 of a spring finger 34, mounted in a recess 35 in the disk,adjacent the face of the plate 28. The finger 34 points in the direction of rotation of the disk when the connection 23 is operated, and is adapted on the operation of the plate in this direction, to engage 'in one of the perforations 32 and rotate the plate in unison with the disk. Outward pull being relcased on the connection 23, the spring will rotate the disk in an opposite direction, which will cause the finger to ride free on the plate. A sprinp pawl 35' engages in the serrations 31 and prevents the movement of the plate in a reverse direction.

Suitable pins 36 project from the inner face of the plate 28 adjacent the spindle and engage one end of the spool 18 to rotate the same with the rotation ofrthe plate. Thus it will be apparent that on each rotation of the disk in a clock-wise direction, the plate 28 and spool 18 will be rotated therewith and that portion of the web 16 over the seat 1 will be wound on the spool 18 and a clean or sanitary portion will be drawn into place over the seat. It will also be apparent that on the release ofthe pull on itheqconnection 23, the spring 26 will rotate the disk in a counter clock-wise direction; but the pawl 35 will prevent the movement of the-plate and winding roll in this direction.

When the supply of material on the spool 15 is exhausted and it is desired to'refill the same, the ends 12' of the tubes are removed and the spools l5 and 18 are removed from the tubes, the roll containing the soiled material is destroyed and the empty roll is positioned in the tube 6. The new roll on which is wrapped the unused material is positioned in the tube 5 and the material is threadedas hereinbefore described and the device is again ready for use.

By the use of my improved device a separate sanitary cover is provided for each user of the toilet seat, and used covers are capable of removal from the seat without touching the same, and new covers are likewise placed in position thereover.

Having thus described my invention what nuance I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1-- 1. In combination with a toilet seat, a pair of slot-ted tubular casings one positioned adjacent each longitudinal side edge ofsaid seat and connected thereto, a supply and a winding spool one rotatably mounted in each of said casings, said supply spool adapted for carrying a perforated web of flexible material for passing over said. seat and for securing to said winding spool, a rotary driving disk for said winding spool, manually controlled means for operating the same in one direction, a spring for operating the same in the opposite direction, a driven plate associated with said driving disk and formed with a serrated edge and provided with apertures in its body,means projected inwardly from the inner face of said platefor engaging the end of said winding spool, a spring pawl carried by the driving disk and cooperating with said apertures for connecting said drivl i an plate to operate in unison in 7 one direction, and a pawl for coop adapted for carrying a perforated web or flexible material for passing over said seat and securing. to said winding spool, stationary spindles for rotatably supporting said spools, operating means for said wind" ing spool mounted within the tubular memher associated with said spool and comprisinga driving means h'otatably supported by one of said spindles, manually controlled means for operating the same in one direction, means for operating the same in a reverse direction, a driven means associated with said driving means, means carried by said driven means for engaging said winding spool to cause the same to rotate there with, means carried by said driven means for cooperation with said drivingmeans to lock the same to operate together in one directiornand apawl for cooperating with said driven means for locking the same from movement in, a reverse direction.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nameto this specificationin the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY B. GRAY.

Witnesses .rlnnur if. Tlo'rrinv, D. E. Riot-nines. 

